Fountain Pen As A Weapon?!?!

[Aurko]

I wouldn't be too hesitant to use the body of my muji to jab someone's eyes or neck, but. . . not the nib. I feel as though it's far too thin to be effective. I can see a Jotter Flighter ballpoint being effective though? I live in a fairly safe part of New York City and I don't really find the need to defend myself often. The one time I have, I've found my flashlight to be adequate. I got a tactical flashlight because I expected to drop it a lot (and not for self defense), and it's something I always carried with me, ever since that blackout in 2003.

[igo]

You can have Pistols in New York state. New York City is a different story.

yes, i meant the city because iam from here but didn't know about the state itself

Edited September 26, 2014 by igo

[Arkanabar]

You think you have it bad in England? I have it on good authority that the most impressive weapon legal for home defense in South Korea is a balisong. You'd be better off with a shovel or a hoe or a broom or a rake or a mop or a hammer or a hatchet or a spanner/wrench or a long-blade screwdriver or one of Cold Steel's solid polypropylene walking sticks.

 

There are worse improvised weapons than a fountain pen. I'd use it closed, as a fist load, to protect the nib, but I'd much sooner use a Bic Cristal or my brass capomatic. It's probably better than keys, and likely to be better than a coat, but not as good as a roll of coins or an unopened can of Red Bull or a closed umbrella.

[PaganArcher]

Yep. Jinhao 159 makes a dandy kubaton. Found that out about six hours ago after work.

[Christi0469]

I think that it's a tricky topic, but at the very least we need laws that follow "Castle Doctrine", meaning that in your own home you should be able to use a firearm to defend yourself (and also take courses on how to use a firearm properly if one does not know).

As I am experienced and used firearms for sport (before I moved to the UK as my Australian license does not mean anything here in England) I may take it for granted people know proper firearms safety, but it should be mandatory even in the US to take a proper course before being granted the right to own a gun (much in the same way you need to take a driving test before being allowed to drive a car).

 

That would prevent so many accidental killings as firearms safety is something not alot of people follow even though you would think it's common sense.

Actually our bill of rights (first ten ammendments to our national constitution) grants us the right to own a gun, but the laws concerning gun ownership vary by state. Some states do have licensing laws that require safety classes for purchase. Gun control is a contentious subject in the U.S.

 

Back to topic-if I were attacked I would use whatever I had available to defend myself. If all I had was a fountain pen I would use it and its later condition wouldn't be a much of a concern. Hopefully I would have a better choice available but you do what you have to do.

[HamFist]

Yep, VERY contentious.

[smiorgan]

So much testosterone in this thread you could fill a Montblanc and sign your name with it

[HamFist]

So much testosterone in this thread you could fill a Montblanc and sign your name with it

Shut up redcoat

 

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/242/9/9/__murrica_by_dailz-d5d04eh.jpg

[igo]

lol he is holding AK 47

[HamFist]

To be fair there is half a dozen AK pattern manufacturers here in US and dare I say some of them do a better job than Ruskies in Izmash factory.

[RNHC]

http://www.geekologie.com/2011/07/15/ultimate-shotty-5.jpg

 

http://www.geekologie.com/2011/07/15/ultimate-shotty-2.jpg

 

A couple of questions: Why do you have a compass attached to your shotgun and isn't "bayonet" supposed to stick out beyond the barrel of the gun? If the barrel is longer than the bayonet, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Does the compass work attached vertically? I thought a compass had to be flat, parallel to the ground to work. I don't ask as criticism but simply out of curiosity.

[HamFist]

A couple of questions: Why do you have a compass attached to your shotgun and isn't "bayonet" supposed to stick out beyond the barrel of the gun? If the barrel is longer than the bayonet, doesn't that defeat the purpose? Does the compass work attached vertically? I thought a compass had to be flat, parallel to the ground to work. I don't ask as criticism but simply out of curiosity.

Tactical bling, sort of a gun forum joke.

[Christi0469]

I didn't look to closely and thought that was just a sight.

[aussielondon]

How exactly you gonna conceal carry an AK-47 or similar sized firearm? Unless you have clown pants

[migla9]

From today's Chicago Tribune:

 

 

A woman was removed from a Southwest Airlines plane at Midway Airport Thursday afternoon after she poked a seatmate with a pen to stop him from snoring, according to an airline spokeswoman. The airline said the man was not injured in the incident aboard Flight 577. "No injuries were reported,” Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King said in a statement. The flight left soon after the passenger was removed, and Southwest said the woman “will be accommodated on a later flight."

 

Unfortunately, no mention as to the type of pen. Now, would this be an offensive weapon used against a fellow passenger, or self-defense against inappropriate snoring? It may cause airport security to ban all nibs finer than BB as being too pointy.

 

 

[j1020]

Schrade and Smith & Wesson both make tactical pens that might make a good defensive weapon but you would have to be close to your adversary.

 

[surprise123]

I know this is an old topic but... today I was using a Zebra G dip nib and I was drawing. Now, the Zebra G has given me cuts before from trying to unseat it from the holder, but this was a new level. I was frustrated at the ink running off too fast and threw my inexpensive dip pen at the opposite wall which had a calendar on it. It hit and stayed on the calendar.

 

So I experimented and found out that a steel dip nib actually holds a good edge and serves well as an arrowhead when mounted along with 2 or 3 more in rows.

[Honeybadgers]

There is a chinese made FP with a small knife in the bottom. I was considering getting one for the novelty and using it as a letter opener, but was just too "meh" to pull the trigger, as the build quality looked iffy.

 

I can confirm that the delike alpha in brass is tough enough to pop a car window and keep on working after (though it did send a big blob of ink into the cap from the shock) I did it when my glass breaker failed and I had to get to a patient unconcious and trapped in a car. It'd definitely be able to crack a skull with the shallow (but sharp enough) finial.

Edited July 11, 2018 by Honeybadgers